Sec. 106. Local workforce investment boards

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Section 117 (29 U.S.C. 2832) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking include— and all that follows through representatives and inserting include representatives ; by striking clauses

(ii)through (vi); by redesignating subclauses

(I)through

(III)as clauses

(i)through (iii), respectively (and by moving the margins of such clauses 2 ems to the left); by striking clause

(ii)(as so redesignated) and inserting the following: represent businesses, including large and small businesses, with immediate and long-term employment opportunities in in-demand industries and other occupations important to the local economy; and ; and by striking the semicolon at the end of clause

(iii)(as so redesignated) and inserting ; and ; and by amending subparagraph

(B)to read as follows: may include such other individuals or representatives of entities as the chief elected official in the local area may determine to be appropriate, including— a superintendent of the local secondary school system, the president or chief executive officer of a postsecondary educational institution (including a community college, where such an entity exists), or an administrator of local entities providing adult education and literacy activities; representatives of community-based organizations (including organizations representing individuals with disabilities and veterans, for a local area in which such organizations are present); or representatives of veterans service organizations. ; in paragraph (4)— by striking A majority and inserting A ; and 2/3 majority by striking (2)(A)(i) and inserting (2)(A) ; and in paragraph

(5)by striking (2)(A)(i) and inserting (2)(A) ; by striking subsection (c)(1)(C); by amending subsection

(d)to read as follows: The functions of the local board shall include the following: Consistent with section 118, each local board, in partnership with the chief elected official for the local area involved, shall develop and submit a local plan to the Governor. The local board shall— conduct, and regularly update, an analysis of— the economic conditions in the local area; the immediate and long-term skilled workforce needs of in-demand industries and other occupations important to the local economy; the knowledge and skills of the workforce in the local area; and workforce development activities (including education and training) in the local area; and assist the Governor in developing the statewide workforce and labor market information system described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act. A local board shall use existing analysis by the local economic development entity or related entity in order to carry out requirements of subparagraph (A)(i). The local Board shall meet the needs of employers and support economic growth in the local area by enhancing communication, coordination, and collaboration among employers, economic development entities, and service providers. The local board shall develop a budget for the activities of the local board in the local area, consistent with the requirements of this subsection. In developing a budget under clause (i), the local board shall reserve a percentage of funds to carry out the activities specified in section 134(c)(4). The local board shall use the analysis conducted under paragraph (2)(A)(i) to determine the appropriate percentage of funds to reserve under this clause. The chief elected official in a local area shall serve as the local grant recipient for, and shall be liable for any misuse of, the grant funds allocated to the local area under section 133, unless the chief elected official reaches an agreement with the Governor for the Governor to act as the local grant recipient and bear such liability. In order to assist in administration of the grant funds, the chief elected official or the Governor, where the Governor serves as the local grant recipient for a local area, may designate an entity to serve as a local grant subrecipient for such funds or as a local fiscal agent. Such designation shall not relieve the chief elected official or the Governor of the liability for any misuse of grant funds as described in subclause (I). The local grant recipient or an entity designated under subclause

(II)shall disburse the grant funds for workforce investment activities at the direction of the local board, pursuant to the requirements of this title. The local grant recipient or entity designated under subclause

(II)shall disburse the funds immediately on receiving such direction from the local board. The local board may employ staff to assist in carrying out the functions described in this subsection. The local board may solicit and accept grants and donations from sources other than Federal funds made available under this Act. Consistent with section 121(d), the local board, with the agreement of the chief elected official— shall designate or certify one-stop operators as described in section 121(d)(2)(A); and may terminate for cause the eligibility of such operators. Consistent with this subtitle, the local board shall identify eligible providers of training services described in section 134(c)(4) in the local area, annually review the outcome of each such eligible provider using the criteria under section 122(b)(2), and designate eligible providers in the local area who have demonstrated the highest level of success with respect to such criteria as priority eligible providers for the following program year. If the one-stop operator does not provide the services described in section 134(c)(2) in the local area, the local board shall identify eligible providers of such services in the local area by awarding contracts. The local board, in partnership with the chief elected official, shall be responsible for— ensuring the appropriate use and management of the funds provided for local employment and training activities authorized under section 134(b); and conducting oversight of the one-stop delivery system in the local area authorized under section 121. The local board, the chief elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach agreement on local performance measures as described in section 136(c). The local board shall develop strategies for technology improvements to facilitate access to services authorized under this subtitle and carried out in the local area, including in remote areas. ; in subsection (e)— by inserting electronic means and after regular basis through ; and by striking and the award of grants or contracts to eligible providers of youth activities, ; in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1)(A), by striking section 134(d)(4) and inserting section 134(c)(4) ; and by striking paragraph

(2)and inserting the following: A local board may provide work ready services described in section 134(c)(2) through a one-stop delivery system described in section 121 or be designated or certified as a one-stop operator only with the agreement of the chief elected official and the Governor. ; in subsection (g)(1), by inserting or participate in any action taken after vote ; and by striking subsections

(h)and (i).

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